Catholic School CompassTrue north for Catholic families.

Every accredited U.S. college

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Catholic colleges receive the full four-pillar faith scorecard. All other colleges are rated on Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, Mass and confession, and student groups. Four-year colleges also get an Academic Excellence score from federal data.

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Compass Score lists Catholic colleges first, then the other schools by the same score. The other sorts order every school by a different measure.
Ratings
Compass ScoreCompass Score: 75% faith and 25% Academic Excellence, for every school that has both. Choose the lowest grade to show.
Faith or Catholic lifeFaith: the average of the four faith pillars. Other colleges are graded on Catholic life on campus instead.
Academic ExcellenceAcademic Excellence: a score from federal data on graduation, retention, test scores, faculty ratio, and spending. It never uses rankings or surveys.
Only schools marked Compass Recommended: a Faith or Catholic life score of 80 or higher, and a Compass Score of 80 or higher where academics are rated.
Only Honor Roll schools: Catholic schools with a Faith score of 85 or higher, and campus ministries at other colleges with a Catholic life score of 85 or higher.
Only the eight Ivy League universities. None of them is Catholic; their pages rate Catholic life on campus.
Researched only: hides schools whose faith or Catholic life has not been checked against official sources.
Faith pillars
Sacramental lifeHow readily students can attend Mass, go to confession, pray before the Blessed Sacrament, and find a priest.
Theology and core curriculumWhat every undergraduate must study in theology and philosophy, and how the core draws on the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Campus culture and residence lifeThe reach of campus ministry, retreats and student faith groups, and the residence-hall policies many families ask about.
Service and Catholic social teachingService programs, how Catholic social teaching enters the curriculum, and both pro-life and justice work tied to the mission.
Location
Distance (miles)
A broad region of the country, as the guide groups the states. Territories are listed separately.
School
Catholic or otherAll: every college. Catholic: Catholic colleges with the full faith scorecard. Other: colleges rated on Catholic life on campus, not the full faith scorecard.
Public or privatePublic: run by a state or local government. Private: nonprofit or for-profit, including Catholic colleges.
Level4-year: bachelor's degree programs. 2-year: associate degree programs.
Total enrollment: small is under 2,000 students, medium 2,000 to 9,999, large 10,000 to 24,999, and very large 25,000 or more.
Net price: what a typical student pays per year after grants and scholarships, from the federal College Scorecard.
Coed: men and women together. Single-sex: all-male or all-female.
Schools founded or run by a religious order, such as the Jesuits or Dominicans, from the guide's order data.
Campus life1
College sports level from federal data: NCAA Division I (the biggest programs), Division II, Division III, or NAIA.
Where the campus is, from federal data: in a city, a suburb, a town, or a rural area.
Mass every weekday on or next to campus, checked against the college's own schedule.
A Catholic parish church within a mile of campus.
The college offers Army, Navy or Air Force ROTC, on campus or with a nearby college (federal data).
The college offers study abroad (federal data).
Admissions and outcomes
How many applicants are admitted (federal data). Most: 65% or more. Selective: 25% to 64%. Highly selective: under 25%.
Your SAT or ACT, to sort colleges Target, Likely and Reach. Signed in, it is kept on your account (private to you); otherwise only in this browser.
Reach, Target or LikelyA rough guide from admitted students' scores and admission rates, not a prediction. Target: your score is in the college's middle range. Likely: above it, or the college admits most applicants. Reach: below it, or the college admits fewer than 1 in 5.
Small classes: 12 or fewer students per faculty member (federal data).
Strong outcomes: 75% or more of students graduate (federal data).
Major
Colleges that offer a bachelor's degree in this major or field, from the federal College Scorecard.
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CatholicOnly Catholic colleges, which get the full four-pillar faith scorecard.RecommendedOnly schools marked Compass Recommended: a Faith or Catholic life score of 80 or higher, and a Compass Score of 80 or higher where academics are rated.Honor RollOnly Honor Roll schools: Catholic schools with a Faith score of 85 or higher, and campus ministries at other colleges with a Catholic life score of 85 or higher.FaithOnly schools with a Faith score of 85 or higher (grade A). At other colleges, this is their Catholic life score.AcademicsOnly schools with an Academic Excellence score of 85 or higher (grade A), from federal data.Ivy LeagueOnly the eight Ivy League universities. None of them is Catholic; their pages rate Catholic life on campus.Clear
Division I sportsCollege sports level from federal data: NCAA Division I (the biggest programs), Division II, Division III, or NAIA.Daily MassMass every weekday on or next to campus, checked against the college's own schedule.Church nearbyA Catholic parish church within a mile of campus.ROTCThe college offers Army, Navy or Air Force ROTC, on campus or with a nearby college (federal data).Study abroadThe college offers study abroad (federal data).NursingColleges that offer a bachelor's degree in this major or field, from the federal College Scorecard.EngineeringColleges that offer a bachelor's degree in this major or field, from the federal College Scorecard.Under $20kNet price under $20,000 a year: what a typical student pays after grants and scholarships (federal data).Small classesSmall classes: 12 or fewer students per faculty member (federal data).
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1,815 schools · Sorted by Compass Score (Catholic first)

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    Maine Media College

    Rockport, ME · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 24 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    IE New York College

    New York, NY · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 23 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Summit Christian College

    Gering, NE · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 23 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Central Yeshiva Beth Joseph

    Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 22 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana

    New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 22 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Pima Medical Institute-Dillon

    Dillon, MT · Private for-profit · 2-year · 21 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

    Tucson, AZ · Private for-profit · 4-year · 20 students
    Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Catholic life not yet researched
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    California Jazz Conservatory

    Berkeley, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 20 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Shasta Bible College and Graduate School

    Redding, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 20 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    Sovah School of Health Professions

    Danville, VA · Private for-profit · 2-year · 20 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael

    Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 17 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    American Islamic College

    Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 14 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    California Institute of Arts & Technology

    National City, CA · Private for-profit · 4-year · 14 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Myotherapy Institute

    Lincoln, NE · Private for-profit · 2-year · 10 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    University of Phoenix-Hawaii

    Kapolei, HI · Private for-profit · 4-year · 10 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Jackson Theological Seminary

    North Little Rock, AR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 9 students
    Seminary / theologySeminary or theology school: listed for the priestly or theological programs it offers.Catholic life not yet researched
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    California College of Music

    Pasadena, CA · Private for-profit · 2-year · 7 students
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Alamo Community College District Central Office

    San Antonio, TX · Public · 4-year
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Antioch University-System Administration

    Yellow Springs, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford

    East Hartford, CT · Private for-profit · 4-year
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Arkansas State University System

    Little Rock, AR · Public · 4-year
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology

    Florissant, MO · Private nonprofit · 4-year
    CatholicCatholic college: federal data lists a Roman Catholic affiliation (or it has been verified as Catholic), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard.Graduate onlyGraduate only: offers graduate or professional programs and no undergraduate degrees.Faith scorecard not yet researched
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    Chamberlain University-Administrative Office

    Chicago, IL · Private for-profit · 4-year
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Coast Community College District Office

    Costa Mesa, CA · Public · 2-year
    Catholic life not yet researched
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    Colorado State University-System Office

    Denver, CO · Public · 4-year
    Catholic life not yet researched

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